Irish novelist. In his early work he introduced an element of the realism associated with the French novelist Emile Zola, revitalizing the Victorian novel. His debut A Modern Lover 1883 was sexually frank for its time and was banned in some quarters. His Esther Waters 1894 is a masterpiece of realism, recounting the life of a domestic servant. Life Moore was born in County Mayo but educated in England at Oscott College, Birmingham, and destined for the army. His inclination, however, was towards painting, though he began by writing poetry: his Flowers of Passion appeared 1878. As a young man he studied painting in Paris, and Modern Painting 1893 displays his intimate knowledge of the work of contemporary artists. He remained in Paris for ten years, but was recalled to London as a result of the Land League agitation, having already decided that he was not a painter. As a writer, Moore later revised and largely rewrote almost all his chief works. Early works Confessions of a Young Man…